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Jasmine’s Walk

I visited Lockport Elementary School on December 9, 2005 in the middle of the first big snow of the year. The Lockport Hospital was next to the school. I already had a story about a hospital bed that was not connected to any kid. I had noticed Jasmine during the storytelling, and tried to make up a story about her, but nothing happened. Once I got home, I looked at the letters from the school and there she was again because the Kindergarten has sent me letters and each letter had the child’s photo on it. I decided to try again, and this story is what happened.

“A Blizzard!” said Jasmine’s mother “Lots of snow is coming! Maybe you should not go to school.”

“There is no snow now” said Jasmine “And besides, I like snow.”

“Well …Dress really warm” said Jasmine’s mother.

So Jasmine dressed really warm and went out the front door. Right away, it started to snow really hard.

Jasmine sang:

“Neat! Neat!”
“Snowy Feet!”
“Snowy Feet”
“Can’t be beat.”

“Neat! Neat!”
“Snowy Feet!”
“Snowy Feet”
“Can’t be beat.”
Wintertime is lovely.”

Jasmine walked some more and soon the snow was up to her knees.

Jasmine sang:

“Gee! Gee!
Frozen Knee!
Show is filling
Up on me!

“Gee! Gee!
Frozen Knee!
Show is filling
Up on me!
What a Winter
This will be!”

Jasmine walked some more and the snow was up to her bum.

Jasmine sang:

“Dumb Bumv
Frozen Numb!
Snow is so deep
I can’t run.

“Dumb Bum!
Frozen Numb!
Snow is so deep
I can’t run.
Winter Time
Is really fun.

Jasmine walked some more and the snow was up to her neck.

Janmine sang:

Oh Heck!
Snowy Neck!
I can’t walk
Another step!

Oh Heck!
Snowy Neck
I can’t walk
Another step!

So Jasmine stood still and soon only the top of her hat was above the snow.

Jasmine sang:

Oh Dread!
Snowy Head!
I wish I was
Home in bed!

Oh Dread!
Snowy Head!
I wish I was
Home in bed!
Will I be here
Till I’m dead?

Then a man on came stomping through the snow, pulled up Jasmine by her ponytail, yelled “AHHHHHHHHHHH! Frozen Kid” and went stomping off through the snow pulling Jasmine behind him.

“Where are we going?’ said Jasmine

“The hospital” said the man.

I want to go to school” said Jasmine “I dressed really warm and I am ok and I do not want to go to the hospital.

“The hospital is right next to the school” said the man “And if you are really ok, it will be easy to go over to the school. I am a nurse and I say you should go to the hospital.”

So he took Jasmine into the hospital, dropped her onto a bed and said “Wait here. If anyone asks what is going on, tell them that Demetrius found and is going to check you for frostbite.”

“Please Demetrius, my name is Jasmine and I am not frozen and I just want to go to school. Do I have to stay here?

“Yes” said Demetrius “We really do have to check and see if you are ok. Wait here and I will be back as soon as I can.

Jasmine waited and waited and waited and waited and waited and waited and waited and Demetrius did not come back.

Finally, Jasmine sat up and said, “This hospital is a very boring place. The only neat thing is the buttons on the bed.”

So Jasmine pushed bottom button and the bottom of the bed went up and down:

“WOW!” said Jasmine.

Jasmine pushed the top button and the top of the bed went up and down.

“FANTASTIC!” said Jasmine. Jasmine pushed the middle button and the whole bed went up and down.

“INCREDIBLE!” yelled Jasmine.

Jasmine pushed ALL the buttons at the same time, and the whole bed folded up with Jasmine inside it.

“Garfufmurgh!” said Jasmine, but nobody heard her.

Then Demetrius came back

“Garfufmurgh?” said Jasmine.

What?” said Demetrius.

“Garfufmurgh!!!” said Jasmine, “Furmbmml!! Fnhelllpp!!”

“Oh Dear!” said Demetrius

He pushed all the buttons and the bed unfolded

but Jasmine did not unfold. She was all folded together with one hand stuck in one ear and the other hand stuck in her nose and one foot stuck in her mouth.

“Ahhhhhhhhhhh!!!” screamed Demetrius “FOLDED KID!!!”

A doctor came running in, took hold of Jasmine’s hands and pulled as hard as he could.

“GARFUFMURGH!” yelled Jasmine.

“SURGERY!” yelled the doctor, “SURGERY!” “I’ll cut this kid all apart into little pieces and then sew her back together again! Nobody has ever done that before!”

“GARFUFMURGH!!!!” yelled Jasmine, because she did not want to be cut all apart into little pieces and them sewn back together again.

“Wait” said Demetrius, and he tickled Jasmine on her tummy.

Jasmine laughed so hard she completely unfolded.

“OH NO!” yelled the doctor “It was going to be so much fun cutting you apart and then sewing you back together again. It has never been done before! How about we fold you back up?”

“How about we fold YOU?” said Jasmine, and she pushed the doctor onto the bed, whapped the buttons, and the doctor got completely folded up inside the bed.

“GARFUFMURGH!!!!” said the doctor.

“FOLDED DOCTOR” yelled Jasmine.

Seventeen doctors ran into the room and yelled “FOLDED DOCTOR –WONDERFUL — WE’LL CUT HIM ALL APART INTO LITTLE PIECES AND SEW HIM BACK TOGEHTHER AGAIN — WOW!!” Then they opened the bed, picked up the folded doctor and ran out the door.

Demetrius said “Jasmine, I think you are ok.” And he picked her up and carried her through the very deep snow over the school — which was closed because of the snow.

“AHHH!” said Jasmine “I’m stuck in the hospital forever!”

“No” said Demetrius “I am taking you home. I do not want any more folded doctors. Then he carried Jasmine home through the very deep snow while Jasmine sang this song:

Snowing little
Or snowing lots
Winter’s OK
When I’ve got
Help to get me
Through bad spots.

Snowing little
Or snowing lots
Winter’s OK
When I’ve got
Help to get me
Through bad spots.
Wintertime is lovely!

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